Trace-supporter for harness.



Patented Dec. 29, 1911 Wf 6m.

APPLICATION FILED MARJ4. 1914.

JEJUL a] THE NYCIRRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHOH WASHINGTON. D. C.

PEER.

JOHN W. LANGFITT, OF REDFIELD, IOWA.

TRACE-SUPPORTER FOE HARNESS! nieasio.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29,1914.

Application filed March 4, 1914. Serial No. 822,416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN l/V. LANGFITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bediield, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and use,- ful Improvements in Trace-Supporters for Harness, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in trace supporters for harness, and one of the objects of the same is to provide an improved device of this character which will be of a simple, durable and cheap construction, readily applied, capable of ready adjustment to vary its position with respect to the supporting strap, as conditions may require.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of an improved device of this character constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention and showing the same as applied to a billet strap. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the trace supporter detached from the strap.

In the accompanying drawing, the trace supporter designated generally by the reference character A, embodies a body portion constructed of any suitable material, such as metal or the like and may be of any desired size. The body portion is deflected or arched intermediate its ends as at 10 and the ends of the arched portion adjacent the base thereof are provided with strap eyes or openings 11. The extremities of the body portion beyond the eyes 11 are deflected as at 12, adjacent the bottom of the eyes, and disposed upon these portions 12 and arranged perpendicularly with respect thereto are projections or buckle tongues 13, which are disposed intermediate the ends of and adjacent each of the eyes 11 and are of a length to extend in directions across and beyond the respective openings. The arched shaped portion 10 may be of any configuration, and the trace supporter thus formed may be provided with a lining or pad 14 secured to the inner face thereof.

In use the supporter is placed upon the billet strap 15, so that the strap will pass through the eyes or openings 11 to extend across the arched shaped portion, and so that the projections or buckle tongues 13 will pass through eyes or openings 16 in the strap. 'When in this position, the trace 1'? may be passed through the arched portion, to be confined between the trace support and the strap, yet being free to move therein.

With this improved construction it will be manifest that the attachment may be readily applied to a strap and may also be adjusted from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 to that shown in dotted lines, to vary the height of the trace support, as the conditions may require.

While the preferred form of the invention is herein shown and described, it is to be understood that many changes may be made in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of. the several parts, within the scope of the claims,

without departing from the spirit of this invention.

hat is claimed as new is 1. A device of the character. described, constructed of metal and consisting of a body portion arched intermediate itsends, said body being of substantially uniform width throughout its length, the said arched portion having alined strap openings at the base of the arch, both extremities-of the body adjacent the bottoms of said openings being deflected outwardly and in directions lengthwise of the body to form portions of substantial size projecting from the base of the arched portion, and a lug projecting from each of said deflected portions of the arch, and extending in the same direction as the arched portion, and arranged perpendicular to the face of said ends, the lugs being of a length slightly greater than the 7 height of the openings.

2. A device of the character described, constructed of metal and consisting of a body portion arched intermediate its ends, said body being of substantially uniform width throughout its length, the said arched portion having alined strap openings atthe base of the arch, the extremities of the body adjacent the bottoms of said openings being deflected outwardly and in directions lengthwise of the body, a lug projecting from each of said deflected portions of the '1 body and arranged perpendicular to the face of said ends, the lugs extending in directions across and beyond the respective openings, and a pad secured to the inner face of said body and provided With strap openings registering with the strap openings in said body.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN W. LANGFITT.

Witnesses LOUIS J. ADELMAN, HATTIE BLANK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. C. 

